Actors Studio
Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly.
The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman.
In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing.
The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.
First Air Date: Sep 26, 1948
Last Air date: Jun 23, 1950
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 65 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 10.664
Language: English
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Episode
The Canterville Ghost
Terror in the Streets
It's a Free Country
We'll Never Have a Nickel
Clarissa
The Return to Kansas City
O'Halloran's Luck
The Frame-Up
The Three Strangers
The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged]
The Man with the Heart in the Highlands
The Midway
A Child Is Born
Counry Full of Sweden
Hannah
An Ingenue of the Sierras
The Little Wife [restaged]
The Timid Guy
Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]
Telas, the King
Mr. Mummery's Suspicion
The Apple Tree
The Pink Hussar
The Salt of the Earth
Sanctuary in Paris
Screwball
Alison's House
The Token
The Swan
The Good Companions
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